Mister Wolf (A Morgen And Schlegel Thriller)

Description: The new novel from the author of the highly acclaimed The Butchers of Berlin Praise for Chris Petit:'No denying the book's power' Nick Rennison, Sunday Times`The real skill of this rigorous, disturbing novel lies in the way Petit steadily and unsensationally allows his protagonists to discover the full horror of the hellhole they are in' Guardian'One of Britain's most visionary writers' David Peace'Powerful evocation of a city living in terror' Sunday Times Crime Club'Ambitious, darkly atmospheric' The Times'Hugely impressive and highly readable; in the tradition of Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs' Financial Times'Ferocious invention marks this novel out as special' The Edge'Ambitious and intelligent' Times'Puts Petit in the first rank' Metro'A zigzagging narrative as byzantine an blackly pessemistic as late James Ellroy' Independent on Sunday'An example of the genre near its best. Gorky Park with something to spare; well worth anyone's weekend' Guardian for The Psalm Killer
Author Biography: Chris Petit has written a trio of acclaimed "beyond black" political thrillers covering a serial killer operating in sectarian Northern Ireland (The Psalm Killer); dirty money in World War II (The Human Pool); and terror, arms trading and the bombing of a civilian aircraft (The Passenger); as well as The Butchers of Berlin which also features the characters Schlegel and Morgen. He is an internationally renowned filmmaker.